Attachment for horseshoes.



S. NORO.

ATTACHMENT FOR HoRugsHQEs.

APPLICATION FILED AP 10,1912 1,034,820. Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

UNITED OFFICE.

SEIKICHI NORD, OF GLADWYNE, IPENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR HQRS'ESDES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Paf'ivented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application tiled April 1), 1912. Serial No. 689,727.

following is specieation.

This invention rela-tes to attachments for horseshoes, adapted to be applied to a shoe on the hoof of a horse to prevent the animal from slipping on icy1 roads.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an attachment of novel, simple and efficient construction embodying a orossbar having,r rearwardly-extending arms pivoted thereto, said bar and arms being provided with projections adapted .to engage the horseshoe, in combination with a pair of straps connected and arranged relatively to the har and arms so that. the straps may extend around opposite sides of the hoot and draw the rearward lends ot said arms toward each other to cause said projections to firmly engage the shoe and retain the attachment in place.

`'With this and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts 'hereinafter' fnlly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention: Figure 17 is a front elevation of a horses hoof, a shoe thereon and my improved attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2, is a rear elevation ot the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3. is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a bottom view ofthe parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5, is a section, on line 5 5 of Fig. 4 showing the manner ot applying ontl o the. calks to a part of the attachment'.

Referring to the drawings. 2 designates a horses hoof and 3 a. horseshoe secured thereto.

The construction of my improved attachment is as follows: t designates a cross-bar adapted to extend beneath the forward portion of the horseshoe 3. 'lhe ends of the har 4 are provided with upwardly and inwardly extending projections 6 adapted to the outer faces of the sides of the forward portion of the horseshoe 3 and the superposed hoot 2, as shown. Pivoted side by side to the central portion of the bar 4. at 77 are the forward ends of arms o which diverge rearwardly from the pivots 7 and are movable thereon toward and from cach other. The outer-portions of the rearward ends of the arms 8 are provided with upwardly extend ing projections 9 adapted lto engage the outer faces of the sides of the end portions of the horseshoe 3; and the projections 9 are provided wit-h inwardly-extending vparts 10 which extend over the tops of the end portions of the horseshoe 3. The upper en ds of the projections 6 are provided with strapreceivingeyes-H; and the inner sides of the rearward `portions of tfhe arms 8 are provided witlh strapreceiving eyes 12, as shown. Extending through the eyes l1 and 19 on one side of the attachment is a strap 13 and extending through flhe eyes 1l .ind 12 on the other side of the attachment is a strap 14. Each strap 13 and 11.1 is provided with a suitable buckle by means of which the parts of the strap extending between the eyes 11 and 19 may be shortened to hold the att-achment in place upon the horseshoe, as will be Ipresently explained. Screw-ed into .the bar 4 and arms 8 from the bottom and in the positions shown are calks 15. The parts of the calks directly beneath the. bottoms of the bar 4 and arms 8 are made square to provide a shoulder to engage the bottoms of the bar 4 and arms 9 and limit the extent to which the round, screw-threaded ends of the calks may be screwed into the parts 4 and S. The upper or inner ends ot the calks 15 have grooves '16 formed therein to receive a suit-- able tool to permit the screiwthreaded ends of the calks to he removed from the parts 4 and S should the lower portions ot' the calks he broken ofi'.

\Vhen the parts of the attachment are applied to a horses foot`r as shown in the drawings, the strap 13 extends around one side of the hoof 2 and the strap 14 extends around the other side of the hoof 2, the straps crossing in front and also at the back of the hoof. 1t will thus be seen that by tightening the straps 13 and 14 the rearward ends of the arms 8 will he drawn rearwardly and toward each other thereby drawing the Ying upwardly-extending ing action of the projections 6 and 9 under the influence of the straps 13 and 14 iriniy hold the attachment in place.

I claim: l. In an anti-slipping attachment for horseshoes, the combination of a cross-bar adapted to extend beneath a horseshoe and having iipwardly-extending projections on 1 the ends thereof adapted to engage the outer faces of the sides of the forward portion of the horseshoeka pair of arms having their forward ends pivoted to said bar and havprojections on their rearward ends adapted to engage the outer faces of the sides of the end portions of the horseshoe, a strap engaged with the rearward portionof one of said arms and one of said projections on said bar, and a strap engaged with the rearward portion of the other of said arms and the other of said projections on said bar, said straps being adapted to extend around opposite sides of a horses hoof to draw the rearward portions of said arms toward each other.

2; In an anti-s1ipping attachment for horseshoes, the combination .of a cross-bar adapted to extend beneath a horseshoe and having upward1y-extending projections on the ends thereof adapted to engage the outer faces of the sides of the forward portion of the horseshoe, a pair of arms having their forward ends pivoted to said bar and having upwardly-extending projections on their rearward ends adapted to engage the outer faces of the sides of the end portions of the horseshoe, the last named projections having inwardly extending parts adapted to extend over the top of the sides .of the end portions of the horseshoe, a strap engaged with the rearward portion of one of said arms and one of said projections on said bar, and a strap engaged with the rearward portion of the other of said arms and the other of said projections on said bar.

3. In an anti-slipping attachment for horseshoes, the combination of a cross-bar adapted'fto extend beneath a horseshoe vand having upwardly-extending projections on the ends thereof adapted to engage the outer faces of the sides of the forward portion of the horseshoe, the upper ends of said projections being provided with strap-receiving eyes, a4 pair of arms having their forwar ends pivoted to said bar and having upwardly-extending projections on their rearward ends adapted to engage the outer faces of the sides of the end portions ofthe horseshoe, the rearward portions of said arms being provided with strap-receiving eyes, a strap extending through the eye of one of said arms and the eye of one of said -projec-l tions on said bar, and a strap extending through the.eye of the other of said arms and the eye of the other of said projections on said bar, said straps being adapted to extend around opposite sides ofa horses hoof to draw the rearward portions of said arms toward each other.

In testimony whereof Iaiiix my signature S. I. HARRER, A. V. GROUPE. 

